The Non-Lead Wheel Weight Legislation packet was unveiled today by The Ecology Center. The Ecology Center is a leading group behind the lead-based wheel weight debate.
Tags: EPA, Lead Wheel Weights, Lead-Free Legislation, Non-Lead Wheel Weights, The Ecology Center
Eight automotive OEM assembly plants are using the 3M Wheel Weight System. However, that number will rise significantly in 2012, according to 3M Co.
Tags: Green, Kyle Lasenby, Lead free, Wheel weights
Wurth USA Inc. is marketing its new Wurth Greenline zinc wheel weights "as part of a continued effort to offer environmentally-friendly alternatives to lead."
Tags: Green, Wheel weights, Wurth Greenline
3M is promoting more than its lead-free composite wheel weights at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas. It also is promoting education.
Tags: Legislation, webinar, Wheel weights
Tire dealers are facing growing pressure to find alternate sources for wheel balancing material due to bans on lead wheel weights. Dealers doing business in California, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Vermont and Washington have already seen legislation put in place to ban their usage.
Tags: Lead-free wheel weights, webinar
Hennessy Industries Inc.'s Coats 1250-3D wheel balancer automatically positions the tire and wheel assembly at the corrective weight position and stops and locks the spindle to aid in wheel weight installation.
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